Coinbuf

Using abstract adjectives like "good" or "excellent" when describing a coin or a coin's condition is very difficult as each individual's idea of what those terms mean can vary greatly. If a collector only collects uncirculated coins your coin would likely not be considered as "good" condition, conversely for collectors of circulated coinage it likely would be considered in good condition. Your 1921 Morgan has AU (about uncirculated) details, however, there appears to be no luster showing in your photos so the best it should grade is AU50 and more correct would be XF45. As @Sandon indicated that results in a real-world value of $25 to $30, that value is primarily derived from the silver content of the coin vs a numismatic value.

Not DD.

Nice album coin for someone that wants to put together a circulated Lincoln cent set, no value over the value of the copper in the coin.

Not an RPM, nothing really.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, never a truer statement was said.

Damaged coin only.

I'm sorry to say that what you have is known as a "spender", meaning that it has no collectable value to any knowledgeable collector. It is also far from flawless as there is a deep gash on the reverse under the memorial as well as several spots around the obverse rim. Some dealers will pay two or three cents each for quantities of common Lincoln memorial cents in poor condition like this due to the copper value. Your coin shows signs of environmental damage and is lightly circulated, coin collecting is a personal journey and if you find coins like this "neat" by all means keep them. But you would get better value if you lit your money on fire to stay warm vs sending coins like this to be graded.

From your photos the Ike dollar appears to be in about uncirculated condition and as such not really worth more than its face value of $1. As such the toning is really moot, however, to answer your question from those photos I see no signs that the coin has been manipulated or altered, but I might have a different opinion if I saw it in person. Ike dollars are popular with some collectors but as a series it is one of the quieter coin series. But it does have some good things going for it, it is a short series and thus it doesn't take long to complete, nor is it an expensive series unless you plan to have the very highest graded coins. I have attached a screen shot that shows the number of sets for all the dollar coin series in the NGC registry, as you can see there are quite a few Ike dollar sets, but it is clearly not the most popular dollar coin series, not even in the modern coin series.

Most people have a dollar threshold that they use to decide on sending a coin for grading, that number can vary depending on each individual. But often that number is $250 or more, remember that sending a single coin in to be graded will cost around $50-$75 depending on the grading tier and any addons. For individuals that are trying to make money or a living by buying raw coins, having them slabbed and reselling for a profit, it is all about will the final sale price for any given coin in a slab be higher than the cost of the coin and grading costs. However, there are other reasons that people send coins in for grading, including but not limited to, family memento/heirloom, or registry set needs. In situations like this the cost or value may be a secondary consideration. In general if you are new to collecting coins sending coins for grading should be the very last thing on your plate, you need to learn how to grade and spot issues/problems with coins before you ever spend money on grading fees. There is an old saying, "buy the book before you buy the coin", put simply read and learn before you just burn money and receive disappointing results.

Welcome to the forum, the answer is simply no, it is not worth the cost to submit. Your coin does not appear to be uncirculated from these two photos.

@Williamleighton please disregard this advice, you never want to use asking prices from unregulated sites like ebay or etsy. Any seller can ask any price, what you need to do if you plan to use ebay as a resource is to use sold values, not asking prices. You can do that by using the advanced search function that ebay provides and click on completed auctions. This is really about as close as you will get for such a thinly traded item as you have. Most obscure and minor varieties like this derive most of the value from registry set participants that need one for a variety registry set. The 55 D/D is needed for the NGC Lincoln variety registry set, however, your coin is in the wrong plastic for NGC or PCGS registry users which is going to make them less desirable to anyone that wants one.

Very pretty IHC, was this a Blay coin?

A worthy challenge indeed.

OK, I truly consider this a ridiculous purchase, but if I want to complete the 20th century (circ coins) registry set I need it, no matter how much I really don't want it. . But at $9 it was cheap and would have cost me more than that to have one certified myself

Awesome coin, I remember the member name Curly but I do not think I had any personal interaction with him ats.

This poor girl was badly abused.

Welcome to the forum, just to echo what has already been said, your quarter received some damage after it left the mint that is not a strike through error. While you may consider this to be in good condition to many (most) collectors a damaged coin from this time period is mostly going to be only worth the value of the silver it was made from.

I agree with @powermad5000 as the last two steps are blended under the third column, the area under that third column seems to be the critical area of weakness on the Jefferson nickel rev. You coin would, imo, receive a 5FS but not qualify as 6FS.

This question of a cashless society has been discussed to death ats as so many members there are very keen to eliminate all the lower denominations but especially the poor Lincoln cent. I took the Denver mint tour prior to covid and here are the facts, yes the mint does lose money on the cent and nickel denominations, but what the people that say those should be abolished fail to tell you is that the mint more than makes up for those losses with the profits from all the other denominations that are coined. But there are many hurdles to the elimination of any coin production, it would devastate areas of the economy such as mining and all the subsequent processes that metal goes through before it becomes a coin. Too many people that think a cashless society is a good move fail to see the bigger economic picture and the overall impact that type of move would have on the economy. To your question of what would happen if coins ceased to be produced, there are two schools of thought. One as you suggest that coin collecting would go the way of dinosaurs, the other suggests that coin collecting would be stronger than ever due to no new supply. My view is that the government would continue to produce coinage but only for collectors not for circulation and that coin collecting would continue for any foreseeable future.

This little gal arrived just before the bell rang and this year's registry closed for judging. I was very happy to add this coin as it brought my New Orleans Type set to 50% complete which is a major milestone for that set for me. The remaining coins will be very tough to acquire as most are incredibly expensive, and several are difficult to find attractive examples of. These photos are from the dealer that I bought this coin from.

I used to see a few 30's to 50's nickels fairly often, but with the continued transition to CC transactions I am seeing less cash than ever. I still on occasion find a 50's or 60's nickel but that is about it for pre 1964 coinage. Nice to find a bit of silver in the wild.

38 rev is what I see. But correct me if I'm wrong, shouldn't that only be on the 39-P?

Agree with (most) of the advice above, there is nothing worth submitting for grading from the proof set you have.

A dryer coin is a very good possibility and would be my reply. Sorry for the ridiculous two replies above mine from the forum troll, he is a nuisance and is not trying to be helpful just a problem.